Department of Tourism(DOT)

November 16, 2020 Dear Ms. Valenzuela, We refer to your letter of November 06, 2020 01:37:51 PM about your request under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Statistics of Outbound Filipino Travelers. In order for us to work further on your request, we need more information from you regarding your query. In particular, it would be helpful to know the following: (a) whether you are referring to the destination countries of outbound Filipino tourists; and (b) whether, by the use of “port of disembarkation,” your query pertains only to outbound Filipino tourists who travel by sea vessel, and not by other means of transportation such as airplanes. You may use the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0yODcwMDg3NzAzNjIM, for request with ticket number #DOT-287008770362, to respond. During the period of us awaiting your reply, your request will be put on hold. If we do not receive a reply on or before February 08, 2021 02:56:25 AM, your request will be closed. We hope to hear from you at the soonest possible time. Thank you. Respectfully yours, Director Lara Estevez-Austria DOT FOI Decision Maker

November 25, 2020 Dear Bea Valenzuela, Thank you for your response dated 16 November 2020, with regard to my letter regarding clarifying your request on Statistics of Outbound Filipino Travelers, dated Nov 16, 2020 11:02 AM. We have now continued processing your request. Kindly give us until Nov 27, 2020 01:37 PM to respond regarding our findings. Should you have any questions regarding your request, kindly contact me using the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0yODcwMDg3NzAzNjIM, for request with ticket number #DOT-287008770362. Thank you. Respectfully, Director Lara Estevez-Austria DOT FOI Decision Maker

December 3, 2020 Dear Ms. Valenzuela, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated November 06, 2020 01:37:51 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for Statistics of Outbound Filipino Travelers. Response to Request Your FOI request was approved. We enclosed the copies of the information you have requested. Likewise, please be informed that the attached files were the only available data in the Department's Statistics, Economic Analysis and Information Management Division (SEAIMD). Your right to request a review If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to Sec. Bernadette Romulo-Puyat at 351 Sen. Gil Puyat Ave., Makati City. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request. If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011). Thank you. Respectfully yours, Dir. Lara Estevez-Austria DOT FOI Decision Maker